Turkish

“I need…” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “I need…” (the phrase that preludes a speaker stating something that they need as a necessity) is written as:

…ihtiyacım var

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I need some food.”

Biraz yemeğe ihtiyacım var.

 
“I need some sleep.”

Biraz uykuya ihtiyacım var.

 
“I need some water.”

Biraz suya ihtiyacım var.

 
“I need to leave soon.”

Birazdan ayrılmam gerekiyor.

 
“I need to eat.”

Yemek yemem lazım.
 

Related words in Turkish

“Can I have…?” in Turkish

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“I need…” in Lebanese Arabic

“I need…” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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